OPINION: Police were overwhelmingly responsible for the violent confrontation with student protestors in Letpadan, writes researcher Matthew Bugher.
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Rangoon death sparks allegations of police brutality
The family of a man who died from a brain haemorrhage mid-October have filed a complaint to the Myanmar Human Rights Commission, claiming he had been beaten by police a…
Sintgu farmers clash with police in plough protest
Forty police officers were briefly held captive on Thursday night by residents of Mandalay Division’s Sintgu Township.
Thugs attack reporters in Mandalay: police deny involvement
Mandalay police deny any connection to men in civilian clothing, alleged to be informers, who attacked reporters covering a protest on Monday right in front of law enforcement officials who…
Police remove guard posts to appease Latpadaung villagers
Authorities in Sagaing division have acceded to a demand by residents in Mogyopyin village, near the Latpadaung copper mine project, to remove police guard posts from around their village following…
EU may be breaching Burma arms embargo, say activists
The European Union could be breaching its embargo against Burma by providing riot gear to the Burmese police force as part of a new training programme, campaigners have warned.